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EMCORE Launches New Series of Fiber-Optic Gyroscope Modules

EMCORE has introduced a new line of EMP Fiber-optic Gyroscope (FOG) modules.

From Emcore Corporation 17 Jun 2010

FARO to Supply 62 Laser Tracker ION Units to Airbus

FARO Technologies reported that it has been selected to be the key laser track supplier of the aircraft manufacturer Airbus.

17 Jun 2010

New Commercial LED Street Lights from Clear-Lite

The eco-friendly lighting developer Clear-Lite Holdings has released a new family of LED street lights.

17 Jun 2010

DuPont Sets Up New PV Research Facility in North America

DuPont has set up a new photovoltaic (PV) applications laboratory in Wilmington, North America to support materials development for the emerging PV solar energy sector.

17 Jun 2010

LG Selects DOMINANT LEDs to Illuminate M62D HD Monitor TV

DOMINANT Opto Technologies’ light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have been utilized to light up the indicators of the LG Monitor TV M62D series.

From DOMINANT Semiconductors 17 Jun 2010

Arista Reveals New LCD Message Board

Arista, a developer of industrial computers, has introduced the new BoxPC-100T ceiling or wall mountable message board marquee.

17 Jun 2010

ECN and JA Solar Collaborate to Launch Efficient Photovoltaic Modules

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., manufacturer of solar power products, announced its partnership with the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands, ECN to bring metal wrap through (MWT) solar module and cell technology into production. The announcement was made at Intersolar Europe.

16 Jun 2010

Thermo Luminescence Emission Systems for Stress Detection in Plants

Researchers are nowadays working on non-invasive, sensitive optical techniques to diagnose plants faster. Detecting stress symptoms in plants is essential to monitor the adverse effects in the environment. The scientists focus on validating some optical measurements to determine the pathological situations in stressed plants at the beginning stage. The techniques to be applied are based on biophysical ways such as thermo luminescence emission and chlorophyll fluorescence.

16 Jun 2010

Shanghai Expo Witnesses the World’s Largest Multitouch Display Wall

MultiTouch and Riolab have teamed up to develop the world’s largest high-definition (HD) display called The Wall of Chile. The multitouch display features a 4 m long and a 1.2 m high display wall, which allows viewers to watch thousands of photographs and HD video for over six hours. The HD display was launched at the 2010 Shanghai Expo.

16 Jun 2010

Advanced Femtosecond Laser Technology for Medical Device Manufacturers

Raydiance, Inc., a pioneer in ultrafast laser technology, teamed up with Rofin, a manufacturer of laser sources and solutions, to bring femtosecond laser technology to industrial production.The new StarCut Tube Femto is the first solution from Rofin providing “cold” laser cutting for the manufacturers of life-saving medical instruments namely cardiovascular stents.

16 Jun 2010

Qualcomm Invests in Anteryon

Qualcomm, a global leader in advanced wireless products and technologies, has made a strategic investment in Anteryon. Anteryon manufactures miniature optical modules for laser projection and cell phone cameras.

From Qualcomm Inc 16 Jun 2010

Fraunhofer Scientists Develop New MEMS Microscope Head

An endoscope fitted with a microscopic image sensor is being developed for the purpose of in vivo cancer diagnosis to facilitate quicker tumor detection.

From Fraunhofer USA, Inc. 16 Jun 2010

OSA Events Highlighted Optics in Sustainable Energy Sector

The Optical Society (OSA) has hosted two meetings in Tucson -The Imaging and Applied Optics Congress, and the Optical Interference Coatings Topical Meeting.

16 Jun 2010

Optics Balzers Launches New Optical Surface Coating TopFlex

Optics Balzers, a global leader in supplying optical coating has introduced TopFlex, a surface coating that repulses dirt, chemicals and liquids.

16 Jun 2010

Pyramid Research Provides Report on Fiber Network Initiative for Wider Broadband Adoption

Pyramid Research has published a report Singapore: Fiber Initiative to Drive Higher Adoption of Broadband and Pay-TV that provides an accurate profile of Singapore’s media, telecommunications, and technology sectors. The report is on the basis of the proprietary data gathered and the analysis done by Pyramid Research.

16 Jun 2010